A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than yours.

Quote by John B Priestly

Topics: People Quotes

A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than...

A good holiday is one spent among people whose notions of time are vaguer than...

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am...

There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am...

People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run...

People who count their chickens before they are hatched, act very wisely, because chickens run...

People who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing...

People who like this sort of thing will find this is the sort of thing...

People need loving the most when they deserve it the least

People need loving the most when they deserve it the least

People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People...

People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People...

People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons...

People in high life are hardened to the wants and distresses of mankind as surgeons...

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to...

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to...

People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too.

People who matter are most aware that everyone else does, too.

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

That the greatest security of the people, against the encroachments and usurpations of their superiors,...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

I like the power given the Legislature to levy taxes, and for that reason solely...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

What is objectionable, what is dangerous, about extremists is not that they are extreme, but...

People will feel safer around you and speak truthfully to you when they feel you...

People will feel safer around you and speak truthfully to you when they feel you...

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...

I like to believe that people in the long run are going to do more...

People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one...

People don't ask for facts in making up their minds. They would rather have one...

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this - that you are dreadfully...

Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this - that you are dreadfully...

I have learned that pleasing everyone is too hard, but pissing everyone off is a...

I have learned that pleasing everyone is too hard, but pissing everyone off is a...

People are more easily led than driven.

People are more easily led than driven.

The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober.

The problem with some people is that when they aren't drunk, they're sober.

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by the way he eats jelly...

You can tell a lot about a fellow's character by the way he eats jelly...